A year or so ago, you reported that Heidi Fleiss was opening a brothel in Pahrump for women. Whatever became of it -- and her?

Is it still really HOT in September around Labor Day?

I have been looking for the Terrible's McDonalds ever since they featured it on the Travel Channel program "Las Vegas Top 10 Bathrooms." Could you possibly give me an address so that I may visit there in June, 2007? The only directions I have are that it is around the I-15 near I-95. I have so far been unsuccessful for about seven trips over the past three years.

Which casinos have a wine bar? Can you please provide a list of restaurants on the Strip that serve food after 11 pm, other than hotel coffee shops. Are there any shuttles to and from the airport and hotels on the Strip? I will be in Las Vegas Sept. 10-16 and would like to get into a low-cost Texas hold'em tournament. Could please let me know where I might do that? Are there any vegetarian-friendly restaurants in Las Vegas? When does the volcano at the Mirage work? Do any hotels on the Strip offer free wireless Internet access with a room? Is there any place to get a free 'Net connection on the Strip in general, such as at a coffee shop?

I am from a small town and have never used valet parking before. I will have a rental car while in Vegas and wanted to know if you can use the valet parking at a hotel on or off the Strip that you do not have a room at. Also, please explain proper etiquette for using the valet service.

We flew out of McCarran Airport on May 16, 2007. As the plane left the runway, it went southwest and then turned right to go northeast. As it did this I was looking out the window and noticed three open pits that looked about two blocks square. They looked very deep. It also appeared that they were in the residential areas. What are they mining out of them? From the air it looked like they just contained sand.

There are so many malls along the Strip: Miracle Mile Shops, Forum Shops, Fashion Show Mall, etc. Do you know what the total square footage of all the malls is along the Strip? I'm sure it must be some absolutely amazing number.

My family and I will be in Las Vegas in late July. Unfortunately, my wife has a problem with heat. What cool things are there to do during the day?

We recently ran a question about TITO tickets and the danger of having them snatched from your machine. We received a lot of interesting feedback from our readers on the subject, so we thought we'd pass on some of your observations and tips.

You get a lot of questions concerning tips. I once heard that "TIP" is an acronym for "To insure promptness" and was generally paid in advance of the meal in Europe. Any truth to this?